Letting My Brother's Best Friend Take My V-Card

CHAPTER 21 JESS

"I get it. I don't want to hear about it anymore. It's fine," I groaned and slumped in the chair pinching the bridge of my nose. This was giving me a headache.

"So, what? Are you like, dating now or whatever?" I asked, and Laura shifted uncomfortably in her seat. Sam was sitting between us as the mediator, but I knew she was enjoying this.

If it were anyone else, I would have been happy for her. Hell, I would have been ecstatic, but my brother? "Why did it have to be Josh? He's such a complete asshole of a human!" My head hit the table, and I just lay there.

"I promise I didn't mean for it to happen. I don't know. He was so sweet and charming, and without warning, he stepped forward and kissed me. Like, really kissed me. I felt it all the

way...

"Stop! I don't want to hear how my brother kisses. Please. I beg of you," I said.

"Alright, we get it, Jess. You don't want to hear about your brother sleeping with your best friend. There. I said it. But to be fair, it's slim pickings out there and at least you know your brother isn't a sociopath like..." Sam trailed off, not sure if it was safe to mention Bryan yet. I burst out laughing. "Yeah, we can agree that mine was the

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as Sam and Laura relaxed, thankful that we could

it still does, but I keep that or when I'm

Laura asked, desperate to get the subject

That's it. There is no Luke. In

her cheek.

exclaimed.

of story. He doesn't even hook up with the same girl more than once. Like, one and done - that's his motto. Which only meant that, as much as Laura had fallen for my brother's charms, he

with you," I said. "You know his reputation; hell, you were there to see it for

When he's around me, he's

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and it was a fair one. Maybe I'd feel better if I saw

Josh has taken most of the things from me, and

"He didn't. This, us, we are first. Always, and you know

in, pulling us together into a group hug. "Awh. Look at us, sorting out our

all laughed, and for once, I felt like I could take a breath. "Listen, Jess. We totally understand if Bryan scarred you for life. Like, the stupid pact we made doesn't count anymore. Really,"

to change in my life. I mean, look at both of you. You are so confident now, like you got that stupid little thing out of the way, and now you are fucking fearless. I don't want to be scared of men my entire life, and if I don't "Kind of like falling off a bike. You need to get back up." Sam said, and I

shitty, fucking